0:00:02 > 0:00:05- This is the life, eh, Jonny?- Great. But the boss isn't telling me something.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07- Like what?- Like, are we presenting a new food programme?
0:00:07 > 0:00:10We're normally looking for houses, not eating cake.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Jonny, we're in Devon, of course we're gonna be eating cream teas.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Welcome to To Buy Or Not To Buy.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Today, we're in Tavistock, in the West Country.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Birthplace of the cream tea.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Oh, right, this makes much more sense now.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38- I'm giving you a cream tea and a history lesson about the birth of the cream tea.- OK.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42- Go ahead.- Erm, in 997AD,
0:00:42 > 0:00:47the Vikings came and destroyed the Tavistock monks and their abbey.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51The local people came to help to try and rebuild the monastery.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56By way of a small thank you, the monks gave them all they had,
0:00:56 > 0:00:59which was bread, clotted cream and jam.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03- Hence, the cream tea. There you go. - That's an amazing story! - It is an amazing story.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08- It's like an old fashioned Challenge Anneka.- It is, it really is.- Let's not forget though,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- we like a challenge.- We do. - A property challenge.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14The kind of challenge where we find three properties for buyers.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18And then give a unique opportunity, a chance to try...
0:01:18 > 0:01:19Before they buy.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24And here are today's lucky, lucky buyers, Anne and Alan Payne.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27They've decided it's time for a new adventure
0:01:27 > 0:01:30and a huge change is on the horizon for them.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34They've lived in the same house in Kent ever since they got married 45 years ago.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36But now, it's time to relax.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39They're upping sticks and heading to the West Country,
0:01:39 > 0:01:44along with their daughter Sally, in search of an improved quality of life.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Now, for Anne, I sense it's all about the horses.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Don't tell Alan, but I reckon they take priority in this property hunt.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Along with the dogs and chickens.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Not to worry, as I think Alan's happy,
0:01:54 > 0:01:59as long as there's an opportunity for a pretty active social life. They sound lovely, let's meet them.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- We're down here in Devonshire.- Yes.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05So what is it about this area that's appealing to you?
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Er, I think really, to be honest with you, we love the area.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12And my daughter's got friends down here, I've got friends down here,
0:02:12 > 0:02:14so really it's a perfect area for us.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Are you emotionally prepared for this move?
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- Yes, definitely.- Are you sure?- It's a good point...- 100 per cent.- Hello!
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Hello! Alan's got...
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- Go on.- Yes, and... What I'm gonna miss is my friends back home,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29because I play football a lot,
0:02:29 > 0:02:34and believe it or not, even at my age, we still meet up, six of us down the Legion every Friday.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- That sounds crazy, but it's true. - Kind of like Dad's Army, almost?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- But a younger version.- Thanks, mate!
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- In their wheelie chairs. - Why the deal with the horses? Who's the horse fan here?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- Me.- Right.- And my daughter.- OK.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Have you had Alan on the old horse?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- No.- Once. - Once. Was it a good experience?- No.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56- No.- So are you hoping you're gonna have Alan cantering across the moors, is that the dream?
0:02:56 > 0:03:01- Don't go there!- No, cos we've only got two little Dartmoors and he's miles too big for them.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- How was your one-horse experience, Alan?- Frightening.- Really?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07I got off as quickly as I got on.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- Right.- He sat there saying, "Steady, steady, steady! Whoa, whoa, whoa!" And she was only walking.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17Are you more intrigued by the land for the horses, or more intrigued by the property?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19I'm gonna ask you first, Anne.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- The horses. - The horses. And now to you, Alan.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23- The property.- The property.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- OK, interesting.- OK. So how much land are you looking for?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Have you got a number in mind as far as space is concerned?
0:03:29 > 0:03:34I would like five or six acres, so that we could have a couple of liveries, to bring a couple of bob.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Just to help out the old pension.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40OK, just to explain to the non-horse fans and to me, what on earth is a livery?
0:03:40 > 0:03:45It's where somebody else puts their horse in your stable and they look after it themselves.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50- A horse house?- A horse house. - Like a storage facility. - Yeah, I like it, I like it.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- Storage facility!- And are you gonna be mucking in, Alan?
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- I like the mucking in business, I do all the mucking out.- Oh, right.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Yeah. So yes, of course. I love horses, don't get me wrong.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Now, what are we looking for in the house?
0:04:03 > 0:04:09It could be a house, bungalow, or even a conversion, a barn conversion. Erm...
0:04:09 > 0:04:12If you tick all the boxes, with the land and the stables in place,
0:04:12 > 0:04:16it'd be nice to have a place with an annex for my daughter.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21Or a place that we could convert into a separate dwelling.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- That's it, really. - So by that, you're saying that you're prepared to do work, I take it?
0:04:25 > 0:04:30- Well, I can do so much.- I want to be able to sit indoors and see my horses in the field.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- That's her dream.- It's the field for Anne, isn't it?- It's the horses first.- To be able to see the horses.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39And what sort of radius are we sort of working around?
0:04:39 > 0:04:43I would say, from Tavistock in the centre,
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- I would say...- 15 miles? - 15, 20 maximum either way.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- OK.- So it's quite a big area.- Yeah.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- And when I've bought it, there'll be a donkey and a Falabella pony as well.- A donkey?
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- What's the deal with the donkey?- Oh, I want a miniature one.- Right, OK.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04- We'll see what we can do! - That's blown you away.- It kind of has.- Now you know what I go through!
0:05:04 > 0:05:08The question is, how much does this dream cost? Alan, you're wincing.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13Well, we're looking at, hopefully, 520,000? Five...
0:05:13 > 0:05:17500,000 would be brilliant. I think we could stretch it to 520,000.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20So we've got a cool half a million as the foundation.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- OK. Anne, can you go higher than that?- We could probably go to 550,000.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29550. Can we say 550, then maybe we can always haggle down, can't we?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31It's the stamp duty that does you.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- It is.- Cos half-a-million pounds kicks into four per cent stamp duty,
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- so ideally, you'd like to try and keep it under that?- Yeah. That's the main thing.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Well, we're gonna head out and look for a rogue donkey
0:05:42 > 0:05:47- and pop that into the equation! We'll see you later.- Brilliant, thank you.- Bye.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Jonny, I've been thinking about the whole donkey issue, I don't know if you have.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- Yeah, I've given it some thought. - Yeah, erm, maybe two and a half
0:05:54 > 0:05:58grand is quite a lot of money, but I would still like to provide them with a donkey, so, er...
0:05:58 > 0:06:00this might help, I'm thinking.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- You've trumped me.- Ah-ha, the stick. The carrot. Aah!
0:06:03 > 0:06:09Erm, I might now endeavour to go and find out about the local area, just see if I can immerse myself into it.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14- What about you?- I'm going to meet some local agents, see if properties are going to be horses for courses.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16I love it. And I love the way you've said that.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Do you want a bite? See you later.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23So today, we're in west Devon, property finding around Tavistock
0:06:23 > 0:06:25and heading out west to the Cornish border.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Dartmoor National Park dominates the countryside
0:06:28 > 0:06:32in these 'ere parts and Tavistock is the largest town to the west of it.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35A picturesque town that became what it is today
0:06:35 > 0:06:38largely due to Francis Russell, 7th Duke of Bedford.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Initially reluctant to exploit the discovery of copper in the area,
0:06:42 > 0:06:47he embarked upon the construction of some fine civic buildings.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52His statue faces that of the English hero of the Armada, Sir Francis Drake.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Born just south of the town, and naturally, something of a local legend.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01House prices in west Devon are around
0:07:01 > 0:07:04£20,000 higher than the national average -
0:07:04 > 0:07:07that might pose a challenge with Anne and Alan's budget.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11But what could their 550 grand get them elsewhere in the UK?
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Well, in Inverness, it could get them a rather posh shooting lodge
0:07:15 > 0:07:18and two-bedroom apartment sitting just over three acres.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22A magnificent property dating back to 1895,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25still with many of its original features.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30Sumptuousness in Scotland available, offers over £510,000.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34And at the other end of the UK, this four-bedroomed character property
0:07:34 > 0:07:36within the New Forest National Park.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Complete with a one-bedroom annexe and swimming pool.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Oh, and a fancy Shaker-style kitchen, hello!
0:07:41 > 0:07:44This is at the top end of Anne and Alan's budget, at 550 grand.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47And finally, east to the Suffolk coast,
0:07:47 > 0:07:52and it's modern all the way for this beautifully extended and renovated three-bedroom place.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Downstairs has multi-function split-level living
0:07:55 > 0:08:01and bi-folding doors, literally bringing the outdoors in.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Again, top of the budget, £550,000.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06But now we need to head west and back to Tavistock.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- Hi, there, Paul.- Hello.- Thank you for agreeing to see me, sir.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13So you are gonna be my go-to guy, my saviour, in fact,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15as I begin my property search.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20The Da Vinci Code, the Belgian brewing industry and Tavistock,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23places completely dominated by monks.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26The monks in Tavistock invented the cream tea.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30And also, they invented this beauty - the Tavistock Pannier Market.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34We're looking for fields, stables, how viable is that going to be?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37It's a good area down here in terms of equestrian,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40a lot of people move down here particularly for that.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45Because you've got access to open countryside and moors. Yeah, I think we can help on that.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50- How long have you been in Tavistock market? Were you aware of its monk heritage?- No, I was not at all.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55- Or that the monks invented the cream tea?- No, I did not.- That's two things you've learnt today.- That is.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- This looks interesting. - It looks interesting, those are just the draft details.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03I mean, that is hot to the press and hot to the market, as we speak.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07So that's a property which I would say is definitely worth having a look at.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12- It looks like it's got building over the garage there as well.- Yeah, and potential to extend beyond.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Firstly, is Tavistock a nice place for a person to live?
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- Beautiful.- Beautiful. Erm, she's got horses, a good place for a woman with horses to live?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- Yeah, I would think so, yeah.- She also wants a little donkey.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- Is it a good place for donkeys? - Donkeys, yeah, fine.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Are they struggling price wise in the wake of the current climate,
0:09:29 > 0:09:31or are they holding their value well?
0:09:31 > 0:09:36I think the whole market is obviously, erm, difficult at the moment.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40And I think equestrian properties are faring perhaps no better or no worse.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Very much with these, it's finding the right buyer for the right property.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Tell you what, that's a nice big one there, look.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51That's a cracker. What donkey wouldn't go nuts for that? Thank you very much.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Cos everyone's talking the market down, this is our chance to talk it up. Is it as bad as everyone says?
0:09:55 > 0:09:59It's a challenging market, people have to get the prices right to sell.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02But it's never been any different, has it, Jonny?
0:10:02 > 0:10:06You've got to be marketing at the right price for someone to buy it.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10Paul, that's absolutely great. If I want to arrange a viewing, I'll call you later on.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Jonny, look forward to speaking to you.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17I know what you're thinking, that Ed and I have been here all morning
0:10:17 > 0:10:22- drinking tea and eating clotted cream.- We kind of have. But we've done a little work, haven't we?
0:10:22 > 0:10:27- Yeah.- Well, a lot of work, looking for properties. And my goodness me, what a fun time we've had.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- Shall I start on the property market?- Yeah, absolutely.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33OK, this is a futuristic barn conversion.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36It has under-floor heating, it has lights that I don't understand,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40it is simply the most beautiful, detailed barn you have ever seen.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Erm, a quick flash of it is not even gonna give you a whiff of the dreams that lie inside.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Erm, it has all the acreage, it has everything they want,
0:10:48 > 0:10:51and some horsey stuff that I don't understand.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54I think that Alan and Anne will love this.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58OK. Well, I went to the estate agent, had a nice chat,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- I've pulled out an absolute winner. - OK.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05- I don't even have to talk as much as Ed talked about his house, because my house sells itself.- Really?
0:11:05 > 0:11:08It's got the acreage, it is oozing character features
0:11:08 > 0:11:11and the most gorgeous views of the rolling countryside.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Just a quick snapshot of what I'm talking about.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17I like it. Very nice. Erm, of course, the wild card, the wild card, everyone loves the wild card.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20And who wouldn't when they gaze upon it?
0:11:20 > 0:11:25But today, as we often do, we're not gonna show it to you. Jonny, look at that. It is an absolute treat.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Erm, OK, take your slippers off, relax,
0:11:28 > 0:11:33have a...swig of tea, because this is gonna be one heck of a property journey.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- Erm, where shall we start, Jonny? - I think there's only one place to start.- My one?- Your one.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42So our first stop today is my offering,
0:11:42 > 0:11:47a refurbished character barn in Gorton, five miles outside Tavistock.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Not only does it have enough space to house our couple and Sally,
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- there's enough land to swing a horse.- What? No, it's swing a cat, Ed.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- Swing a cat, not horse.- I know,
0:11:56 > 0:12:01I wanted to emphasise the fact that Anne will be in equine heaven.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03In that case, giddy-up.
0:12:04 > 0:12:10Anne and Alan, welcome to what could be the most Space-Age barn you have ever seen.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13From the outside, right? Look at it, fairly innocuous, you'd say.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17I think there's probably a button in there that makes the thing fly.
0:12:17 > 0:12:23It is so technically kitted out like you would not believe, I can't even explain it to you.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25We are in Gorton, near Bere Alston.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30- I believe a lively community we have here, Alan, for you, they told me.- Just what I need.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Which is good. Erm, for you, Anne, look out that way -
0:12:34 > 0:12:35six acres.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38I've got you six acres of land.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43- I've got you four horse houses, or whatever they were called. - Stables.- Stables. Erm...
0:12:43 > 0:12:45and potential here for even more.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48They used to have carriages and stuff here,
0:12:48 > 0:12:53- which they stored in here, so that's another horsey thing. Erm, Anne, have a look.- I like it.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I like the bit here, the courtyard bit.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59I also like the fact that it's not on its own, not isolated.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- I don't fancy being isolated. - Very nice.- We've got neighbours.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08- And this - you're now looking at my two pony stables there and there.- I like it!
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- Where's the donkey gonna go?- In the next one, but it'll only be wee.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Alan, first impressions?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Good, I must admit. Yeah, it looks nice, it's what we're looking for.
0:13:17 > 0:13:23- She can see her horses from the kitchen?- Yes, that is the kitchen. - That's what we're looking for.
0:13:23 > 0:13:29As Anne said, we've got neighbours, which is a necessity in this day and age. At our age, especially.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Stuck out in the wilds. Yeah, I must admit, we've been down before,
0:13:32 > 0:13:36but we haven't seen anything as good as this, I'll be truthful with you.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Alan, also what's important for you, we've done some research,
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- the local pub - 20 minutes, as the crow flies, across the field.- Across the field?
0:13:44 > 0:13:49- You're in the country, Alan - wellies, stick, flat cap...- He's an old man now!- See where I'm going?
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- By road though, 30 minutes...is a stroll.- That's OK.- 30 minutes?
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- That's a deal breaker.- But it's all downhill on the way back.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00OK. All right, we need to get you some welly boots.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- There it is, there's the house. Three, two, one, enjoy.- Thank you.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11HORSES NEIGH
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- Whoa, whoa there! - Hang on, I'm just gonna tie mine up.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Good boy. Here we are, just where the horses would be.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Giving you visual representation. I wonder what they think about the house.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- This is a nice space.- The hallway? - Yeah.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26It's bigger than one of our bedrooms, it's a hallway.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Oh, this is the kitchen, my love.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Wow, eh? That's a kitchen and a half, isn't it?
0:14:32 > 0:14:35That's summat else, isn't it?
0:14:35 > 0:14:40- Shouldn't have too much trouble with storage, should you?- Makes ours look a bit silly back home, doesn't it?
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- Yes, it does.- And you've got a view to the horses, look, down the field.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Yeah, this is summat else.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- Yeah, it's nice.- I don't think you can fault this. Beautiful kitchen.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- It's a traditional farmhouse-style kitchen.- Here's the estate agent pro. Come on, give me more!
0:14:55 > 0:15:00- You know, it's got a beautiful country vibe. You can imagine having a big pine table.- Yes.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04You know, it's got lovely granite work surfaces, solid oak units.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Wow, that's some size!
0:15:06 > 0:15:09You wanted a big lounge, you've got a big lounge.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11That is beautiful, isn't it?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13What...?
0:15:13 > 0:15:18- Is that a telly? - Should we tell Anne that that...
0:15:18 > 0:15:20isn't a telly, it's actually a fire?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Or shall we tell her a joke, that it's just the fire channel?
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- It's a fire!- It's a fire. Oh.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27But you've got a lot of furniture...
0:15:27 > 0:15:31Well, our furniture would fit in here, wouldn't it?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33You'd lose it! I do like this lighting.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37You've always wanted a big lounge. You wont get much bigger than this.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Fundamentally, it's fair to say that it's a lounge/dining room.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Yeah, I think they're traditionalists.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Erm, they want the people to come over, stay, maybe have Christmas here.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Blimey!
0:15:48 > 0:15:49What is this room?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Utility? I don't know.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54I presume utility room, isn't it?
0:15:54 > 0:15:58No, it could be... I don't know if this has got an annexe.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- They look like horses...- Horse saddles?- Yeah, They look like saddle racks.- Yeah.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- Oh, my God!- Oh, yeah.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- Yeah, OK.- I don't think we'll let you in there at all.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- My daughter will play with those switches.- I don't think that's for you at all.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17I can imagine Alan in that room that Anne has just said, "You're not gonna touch,"
0:16:17 > 0:16:21as like a kind of Mr Scott in Star Trek, just trying to fire up the house.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23"She cannae take any more!"
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- That's a nice space.- Huge, isn't it?
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Yeah. Bedroom one.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Yeah. Not a big room, but...
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- You wouldn't have to be walking that close.- Oh, that's a point.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- If we have a bed in here, it'll be over this side, wouldn't it? - Yeah.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- Yes.- It's quite nice.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- You could have it as a spare room, couldn't you?- Yeah. - If you have people to visit.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Or, the amount of clothes that Sally's got, you could put some cupboards in here for her.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Make it a dressing room.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59- Another...- It's about the same size as the other one, isn't it? - Slightly bigger. Slightly bigger.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- Slightly wider, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- Same design.- Actually, you could put a hole through here
0:17:05 > 0:17:09and have this as your bedroom and that as your dressing room.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13And I don't know what the en suite situation is, but she could have an en suite in there.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Every bedroom, not a problem about size. Sometimes, you say,
0:17:15 > 0:17:19"Oh, whose bedroom is this gonna be?" They're all fairly similar.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Not much to say, all made of wood. All lovely.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- Oh, that's nice.- Oh. - That's unusual, isn't it?
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- What the hell's that?- What is that?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30I suppose it's a dressing room, if you boil it down.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32It could be, yeah.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- If you took that out, it would be a single bedroom.- I wonder what this was, because...
0:17:36 > 0:17:40A dressing room, I reckon that's for jumpers and that.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- I'm not so sure you're right.- You could have a single bed in there. - I know what this was.- Go on, then.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- That's a bit of a computer... - Oh, it could be a study. - Yeah, of course it is.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53- Yeah, it could be a study.- The guy must have had a... Maybe worked from home.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Oh, that's nice. I've got a shower.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- You'd like that.- I love the shower.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02That's a big room as well, nice bath, size-wise.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07I'd have a job getting in and out of it, though.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- If it's just a bath with a WC and a sink...- Yeah.- ..it's a bathroom.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- Yeah.- If it's a shower with a WC and a sink, it's a shower room.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18- Yeah.- When they're both there, it reverts to being the bathroom.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Why does the bathroom usurp the shower room?
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- Oh, Sally's cupboards again! - Look at the...
0:18:24 > 0:18:27space for all her clothes.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- She'd love that. - I think she'll pinch this.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33- I was gonna say, I think you'll be losing this one.- It's got... - En suite.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Oh, yes, she can walk in there and walk out again.- Look at the space.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41The master en suite going to Sally. Who'd have thought it?
0:18:41 > 0:18:43It's the love of a parent for a daughter, isn't it?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Oh, you've got another shower in here.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Oh, yes, so we have.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50So we have.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55So we've got two bedroom en suites, next door to this one.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59There was one in the first one we looked at.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01That wasn't en suite.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- That was a separate family bathroom. - We've seen so many rooms, I'm lost.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06I'll need a map when I move in.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11- That went pretty well.- Phenomenally well, Jonny, phenomenally well.- Alan loved the barn.- Yes, he did.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16- If Anne loves the grounds and the stables and the potential livery... - Got a deal, haven't we?
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Shall we get our, er, imaginary horses and ride back and, er...
0:19:20 > 0:19:21Whoa, there, laddie. Hup!
0:19:21 > 0:19:23HORSES HOOVES
0:19:26 > 0:19:32OK, you have been inside the house and, Alan, that was probably the area you were most intrigued by.
0:19:32 > 0:19:38Whereas yourself, Anne, it's all about the outspace. Now, here is one of your fields.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43Six acres of land. You've got these beauties we've just seen - your horse houses, the livery.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47So, erm, Anne, is this what you want, the dream?
0:19:47 > 0:19:51Cos let me say, I believe this is relevant, you have water running down there,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54so you've got mains water down there. Don't worry about that.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57You've got access via a green lane, that's covered as well.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- Erm, what do you think?- Yeah.
0:20:00 > 0:20:06It would have to be cut in half for my two little 'uns, or they'd be... fatter than they are.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Cut in half? How would they get fatter in here, just eating grass?
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- Yeah.- You'd be surprised.- Dartmoors can eat nothing and get fat.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16What I do like about it is the way it slopes away, cos it won't flood.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20It's nice. It's well sheltered, you've got the trees on both sides,
0:20:20 > 0:20:24so come the winter, it would be well sheltered, they wouldn't be exposed.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Uh-huh.- Erm, nice and handy to get them in every night.
0:20:27 > 0:20:33Erm, guess the price. We have got an awful lot here. I would say every box is predominantly ticked.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- Er, you go first.- 500.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- I think a bit more than that.- Go on.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44I'd say 530, 540. 535.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47I'm gonna give you a drum roll here, Ed...
0:20:47 > 0:20:54The actual price is..£495,000.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- You're kidding? You surprise me. - There you go.
0:20:56 > 0:21:02- You've done well, Ed. You've got a lot to keep up to.- Let's see how I get on with property two. Follow me.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08Well, I'm raising the bar with house two, my choice.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11We're galloping over the River Tamar, which has been
0:21:11 > 0:21:16the official border between Devon and Cornwall since them old Saxon times.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19We're going to the Cornish village of Gunnislake.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23This property has a luxury for the horses, not to mention Anne and Alan.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28- Jonny, you've got NEIGH chance! NEIGH chance!- I get it.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Right then, Anne and Alan, join me, please.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- You threw down quite a gauntlet after Ed's property.- Very much so.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36I picked up that gauntlet and I've accepted your challenge
0:21:36 > 0:21:41and brought you to this property that is absolutely sublime.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43First impressions immediately?
0:21:43 > 0:21:44I prefer the other one.
0:21:47 > 0:21:53- Well, so far.- From the outside.- OK, well, I'm going to talk to you both in separate ways, Anne, if you will.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57A question facilities-wise, you have six acres like Ed's property.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02I've partitioned them to stop the horses getting fat. I've given you a sand school and stables.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Alan, property-wise, space is in abundance.
0:22:05 > 0:22:11There is literally character features seeping out of the walls in this place. It is an absolute gem.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15I don't want to hear any more out of you, I want to get you inside that place.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17- OK. We will tell you.- Off you go.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Lovely. Thank you.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27We've fashioned our own Robinson-Crusoe-Man-Friday-style accommodation out here.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Erm, it isn't pretty, but it's functional.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32This is completely different to the last one.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35In as much as this is very olde-worlde, isn't it?
0:22:35 > 0:22:38This is cosy, isn't it?
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Yeah, it's not a bad shape, is it?
0:22:40 > 0:22:42And with not many stairs for you.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46The fire, the old fire grate.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50It isn't the old fire grate, it's one of my dreaded ones.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51Log fire, yeah.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53That can be changed anyhow.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Yes, this is, it's a big room.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59That fireplace is definitely you.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- Yeah, that is a plus. - Definitely not with me.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04The other one was missing that - it was too modern.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- I preferred the other, I don't like those things.- Oh, well.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13I love that lounge. Cos the lounge is part of a two-storey extension that was put on the property
0:23:13 > 0:23:18- about 20 years ago, but they took down the original inglenook fireplace...- I like it.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- ..all the original slate and stone and re-created it in the lounge.- Mmm.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26- Dining room, what-have-you, snug. Another one of them dreaded fires. - This is very small.
0:23:26 > 0:23:33- Look how dark it is in here. - Some of it is because the ceilings are so low.- Mmm.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- Oh, I like the wine. - Oh, well, you would.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Oh, well, there you go. If they leave that behind, we'll be interested.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42I had a rustle through the wine rack.
0:23:42 > 0:23:48- They should look at the wine rack - they've got some cracking stuff in here.- Some good vintage?- It is.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50I'm not so keen on this.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55- This would definitely put me off, I'm afraid.- You'd want a hand rail there to help you.- Too right.
0:23:55 > 0:24:01- OK, this room I'm confident they're going to be into. The kitchen/dining room...- It's a cracker.- ..is lush.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03That's a farmhouse kitchen, isn't it?
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- Yeah, but it's not a patch on the other one.- What, kitchen-wise?
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- Even the room-wise, at the moment. - They're very popular, aren't they?
0:24:11 > 0:24:15These... It's not an Aga, the other one was an Aga, wasn't it?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- Yeah, but they're the same principle.- Very popular down here.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21It's a big kitchen though, love, isn't it?
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Big-ish. Got the most important thing, the television in here.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- I like that, going out from there into here.- Yes, I like that idea.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31I like that.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Not that you'd ever use a dining table.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Only on high days and holidays.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Oh, look, got me stable door, too.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38Oh, yeah, you have as well.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- Always wanted one of them. - I wouldn't go out...
0:24:42 > 0:24:45I know you have, Anne, I can read between the lines.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50You're into horses, you like stables, a stable door is a combination of all the things you love.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Three...
0:24:52 > 0:24:53I've gotta duck.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Yes, mind your head. Oh, you've gotta duck again here, too.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01- They were very small in the olden days, weren't they?- Yeah.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06- Oh, that's a nice...- That's not a bad bedroom.- Look at the view out of the window, first of all.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Down to my size.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10It's cosy, isn't it?
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- Yeah.- That is cosy.- I don't know what you'd do for wardrobe space.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16That's a point, yeah. Yeah.
0:25:16 > 0:25:22- But wake up in the morning, love... - It'd be all right for a guest room. Cos they'd only need a little one.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26The first room where there's been a positive zing and they're giving it to the guests.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28They're all give, these people!
0:25:28 > 0:25:32This floor's on the jolly old whatsit as well!
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Got a lot of character, this place, hasn't it?
0:25:34 > 0:25:38- Here we go.- Thank you, yes, it's got character! That is why I love this place.- D'you want it?
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- What would you call this? - Another bedroom.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Oh, another bedroom.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46And that's much lighter.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50I must admit, I'm not keen on the old...they're not sash, are they?
0:25:50 > 0:25:51Yeah.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Oh, they are, yeah.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56I'm not keen on... Ooh, I shouldn't have done that!
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- They don't like anything original or traditional in a property.- No.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03If it's spanking new... They love it. ..they love it.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Another room. Oh, this is smaller still.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- This is an office or a study. - Yes, it's a little office, isn't it?
0:26:10 > 0:26:13You could stick Sally in there with her computer.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18- You couldn't use if for anything else.- Well, you could use it as a dressing room. I like the doors.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Oh, yeah, that's part of the appeal, that they've maintained some of the original features.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- The doors are original, I believe. - They are crackers.
0:26:25 > 0:26:31- Now, that is better. - You've come from an olde-worlde part of the house,
0:26:31 > 0:26:34and this looks modern, doesn't it?
0:26:34 > 0:26:38- I'd make that into an en suite next door.- That's a good point.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- If I was gonna do that.- You could do.- Or even a dressing room. A dressing room or an en suite.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- What a contrast in rooms, isn't it? - Yes. It opens out, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- Doesn't feel so oppressive.- It's got a bit of a wow factor, this.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54Now, the upstairs is on fire. Not literally, but emotionally, for them.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- Where are we now?- In the bathroom, loo... Bathroom.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02- Oh, that's ultra-modern, isn't it? - It's a nice size too. Mind your head.- Ooh, blimey, yes!
0:27:02 > 0:27:05I keep forgetting my height.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- Again, what a contrast.- Yeah.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11This is obviously an extension on the back.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14This is ideal for a younger couple.
0:27:14 > 0:27:15Younger, shorter.
0:27:15 > 0:27:21- Well, let's go and upset Jonny... - Yes.- ..and see what the boys have to say.
0:27:21 > 0:27:26- So they want to come outside, upset you and see what we think.- That, er, that sounds like fun.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- Does sound fun. Shall we make that happen?- Ooh, yes!- Yes.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35So that didn't seem to go as well as I anticipated, guys.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38But I'll reel through a few things.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42You wanted some land for your horses - I've given you six acres.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Top field and a bottom field, a sand school and four stables.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- I've given you a garden, that Ed didn't provide you with.- No.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52I gave you a beautiful, detached period property with open-field views
0:27:52 > 0:27:56of the rolling countryside, and yet I've not done very well here, have I?
0:27:56 > 0:28:00- No. Not at all.- Explain to me, give me something to work with here.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04It would be all right for people who are younger. We're nearly 70,
0:28:04 > 0:28:07getting up and down those stairs is just a no-no.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11There is no way. We might cope with it for a few years, but then what?
0:28:11 > 0:28:16- Where do we go from there? - There's too many stairs.- So were there no redeeming qualities?
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Was there nothing in this property you liked?
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- I liked the big bedroom. That was beautiful.- Yeah.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26And I think the living room you could make something out of if you brightened it up.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30You can smell victory, can't you? I think that's what's brought you here.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35- I thought I'd wait a few minutes, to...- To rub it in?- Well, yes.- To be blunt, I think you've come second.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Judge it by the price as well.
0:28:37 > 0:28:38- That's a point.- Here we go.
0:28:38 > 0:28:44Right. So you've got the period, the character, you've got the same amount of land.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46You've got the sand school...
0:28:46 > 0:28:49I don't know why I'm helping him. The question is, how much does it cost?
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Now, I believe the victory last time was yours, Anne.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- I'm gonna make you go first.- 43. - OK.- 400 and...
0:28:56 > 0:29:01- 30.- £430,000. Maximum budget we're playing with today is £550,000.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04£430,000. Alan?
0:29:04 > 0:29:07I'd go maybe 450, max.
0:29:07 > 0:29:12- 450, max.- Let's make the most of this. Alan, it's one-all, you're back in the game.- Really?
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Erm, you're miles out.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17The property's on the market for £495,000.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21- Exactly the same price as my one. - Exactly the same price as Ed's one.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24It is good, it has a lot of land, but it's not for you.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28We've got the wild card, everyone's favourite part of the show.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32- Really?- Fingers crossed. Do you want to come?- Very much so. - Let's go.- Very much so.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Very much so indeed, as we head into the final furlong,
0:29:39 > 0:29:43this is understandably the Gold Cup of all properties.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47Yes, we're going back over the River Tamar to the village of Wilminstone,
0:29:47 > 0:29:48just a stone's throw from Tavistock.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52Anne and Alan will be holding their horses at this one, I'm certain.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56They've got the best of both worlds, countryside, fantastic views
0:29:56 > 0:30:00and hustle and bustle is just round the corner.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Walk on!
0:30:02 > 0:30:07Alan, Anne, Jonny, it has often been said, it has often been sung,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10but the wild card, the wild card, everyone does love the wild card.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14And thar she blows. It is a beauty.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18- Alan, this has the nearest local pub of all three properties.- Really?
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Yes, and also the biggest local community, is that good news?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- That is good news.- It's nice.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28- OK, it's not just this, it's that as well.- That's even nicer.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30There we go. Now we're playing Anne's tune!
0:30:30 > 0:30:33With the other two, there's been a lot of emphasis on the horses,
0:30:33 > 0:30:36but with this property, the wild card, it's all about the people.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40It's the people factor. We're catering for Sally, we've given her a home.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45There's no stables, there's no barns in sight, this is all about you guys.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49This property doesn't come with land, but the current owner owns 11 acres of land.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54He owns this, this, and this is all negotiable within the purchase of this sale.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Should you like this, don't worry about the land, that's catered for.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- Are you willing to go in? - Very much so.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- Look forward to it.- All right, OK. - This is looking good.
0:31:02 > 0:31:08- Jonny, this is good news.- Guys, take a trundle up those stairs, get yourselves inside, have a great time.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Thank you.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18Ed, if you're even half as excited about this as I am, this is going to be an explosive tour.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21We've got the carpet I like and you like.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25I like the carpet, I prefer carpet. That's nice, too.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30- Oh, dear.- You wanted a big lounge looking over your horses.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32- Yep.- That is something else.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35It's got one of those dreaded fires there.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37What is Anne's deal with a log fire?
0:31:37 > 0:31:40I mean, I know they're impractical and sometimes draughty with the old
0:31:40 > 0:31:43chimneys, but really, they look lovely, don't they?
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Very modern, isn't it?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47That's not an Aga, is it?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49No, but it will do.
0:31:49 > 0:31:54That's even better, actually, in a way, because that won't be hot and an Aga makes the room hot.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- It's nice. - Well-designed, isn't it? Very clean.
0:31:57 > 0:32:03- I wouldn't think it's very old, this place.- The only points it doesn't score is storage.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06There's not an awful lot of storage. There might be a utility room.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Perhaps we hoard stuff at home, that's our problem.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11They need not worry about the utility room because there is the biggest
0:32:11 > 0:32:16utility room you've ever seen, with planning permission for another utility room to go on top.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- This is the official dining room. - As my mum and dad used to say, the posh room.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21You've still got a lovely view.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26It is. That's the beauty of this place, wherever you go, so far, the view has hit you, hasn't it?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- Yes.- Yes.- I like this carpet.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32I don't know how long it will stay that colour with us.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36No, I'll have to take my wellies off!
0:32:36 > 0:32:38The carpet is that really nice springy carpet,
0:32:38 > 0:32:43it invites you to take your shoes and socks off and walk around barefoot.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44- Oh, look at that!- That's nice.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Wow, that's a wow factor, isn't it?
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- That is.- That is something else.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Room for my piano.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54That is something else.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01- It feels so... - Again, you've space for your...
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Because we've so many pictures, we'd fill this up, wouldn't we?
0:33:04 > 0:33:08They've thought of a view every time, again, you've got patio doors there.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11The guy that lives here has done a great job with the design to ensure
0:33:11 > 0:33:13- that you make the most of these views.- Nice little landing area.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15I like the decor, it's very bright.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18What would this be?
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Single guest room?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Could be a dressing room.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27No, I'd put along here for all your clothes, it would be perfect for Sally's.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30It's all doors, it's all rooms, isn't it? Oh, that's nice.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35- Wake up in the morning and see that...- Just about get a double in there as a guest room.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39You'd die for that, wouldn't you? I've just noticed a horse next door.
0:33:39 > 0:33:40- It's just hanging out.- Hanging out.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45- Maybe the horse would like to take some comments? - Bathroom.- Bathroom.
0:33:45 > 0:33:51- Is there a shower?- You don't want to go in and out of there too quick. It's a bit like ours.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53That's a better bath for you getting out of, isn't it?
0:33:53 > 0:34:00- It's getting in, it's not getting out. I can get out. - It's a bit small, but it's adequate.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Anne was supposed to have no interest in the house.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- She was all about the fields and the horses.- All about the land.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09- Anne's got her little fingers in everything, hasn't she? - It's like an Aladdin's cave.
0:34:09 > 0:34:15- This one's got a double bed in it. - Ah, that's better, yes, better.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19Each one has got that wow factor looking out of the window, haven't they?
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Yes, you could lie in bed there all day, couldn't you?
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- Don't tempt me.- Just lie in bed for a few minutes and enjoy these views.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28OK.
0:34:28 > 0:34:33Oh, yes. Oh, step.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- Oh, you've even got a balcony, look. - This is nice, this is beautiful.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39This is one of the biggest bedrooms I have seen.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43- This is beautiful.- Isn't it just?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- This is a master bedroom, isn't it? - There we go.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48That's it, we have taken Alan to something he has never seen before.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51A bedroom of this volume.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- Just have a look at that! - Oh, my God!
0:34:56 > 0:35:00- That's a bath and a half. - Mind your head.- What a bath!
0:35:02 > 0:35:06- God!- That will keep you quiet for a while.
0:35:06 > 0:35:07- Mind your head!- It doesn't hit mine.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13- That is...- I'd never get in and out of that one, though.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16No, you wouldn't, I would.
0:35:16 > 0:35:1899 out of 100?
0:35:18 > 0:35:20They've done well,
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- they've done well. - They've done well.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25We got 99 out of 100, I wonder where we lost a point.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26This place is perfect.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Actually, I want to know where we lost a point as well.
0:35:29 > 0:35:30- I really do. - Shall we go and find out?
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- Yes.- Let's do that.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39So before I get into this, we feel it went very, very well.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42You gave it 99 out of 100, where did we lose a point?
0:35:42 > 0:35:44- No stables.- Stables, agh!
0:35:44 > 0:35:49- You overlooked the stables. - We could factor that in with the price, though.- This close.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53- Don't worry, it's near. - Guys, that seemed to go fantastically well, how was it?
0:35:53 > 0:35:56As I say, spot-on, it really was.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58I can't fault it, truthfully can't fault it.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01I don't need to tell you, this has got annexe potential written all over it.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05The upstairs is superb, that'd clearly make a very good bedroom area.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09Downstairs though, essentially, if you applied to the council for change of use,
0:36:09 > 0:36:13you can get this converted into an actual dwelling for Sally.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Replacing these garage doors with patio doors, large windows,
0:36:16 > 0:36:20just to make sure you make the most of this superb view. And Sally's got her own dwelling.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23Next door to your absolutely beautiful house there.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26That'd be great, if we go that route, it would be brilliant.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29As we said, we've got 11 acres of land surrounding this place,
0:36:29 > 0:36:32I don't know if you had a look at the fields that surround the area?
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- No, I didn't.- You've got a mixture of kind of terrains.
0:36:35 > 0:36:40You've more than catered for, it was six acres you were ideally looking for?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- Yes.- But you can see them from the house as well.- Yes.
0:36:43 > 0:36:49I think there is a fear though about the price, both of you fear the price of this property, don't you?
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- Yes.- Well, yes, as you said earlier on, we could buy a bit of that land,
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- well, we would buy a bit of that land.- Yes, it is all for sale.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58So it's number-crunching time now, isn't it?
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Now, it is 1-1, we know the budget
0:37:00 > 0:37:03was circa £500,000. Alan, I'd like you to go first.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Guess the price. What do you think?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08This is awkward, this one.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13I'd go higher, I'd say 525, 530.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16OK, give me one or the other, you can't take them both.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20- 530.- OK, so 530,000. Anne?
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Without the ground?
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- Without the ground, yes.- 500,000.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29£500,000. We have ourselves a winner, a winner.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32And someone is out by £500.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- Thank you.- It's not you, Alan.- Oh!
0:37:35 > 0:37:39- Anne, congratulations, it's 499,500. - Is it really?
0:37:39 > 0:37:43Now, the thing is, obviously, we were playing with a budget of £550,000,
0:37:43 > 0:37:45so you've got the extra money spare.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48All the land is negotiable,
0:37:48 > 0:37:50and so is obviously the house.
0:37:50 > 0:37:55So there's the sums, it is affordable to get this house with the annexe and the land
0:37:55 > 0:37:57within your budget.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00You now have to go away and make the biggest equestrian
0:38:00 > 0:38:04decision of your adult lives about which one you wish to test-drive.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- So wander off that way and we will see you later.- Thank you.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Fingers crossed.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Fingers crossed.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15And while they gallop off into the distance, here's a recap for you at home.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19House One was in theory exactly what Anne and Alan were looking for.
0:38:19 > 0:38:24Not only did this barn conversion have enough room to swing a horse, but it also fulfilled every
0:38:24 > 0:38:27equine need, oodles of space for the whole family,
0:38:27 > 0:38:30all for £495,000.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Anne and Alan clearly didn't appreciate my choice, Property Two,
0:38:33 > 0:38:37and possibly a little naively, I still think it has the winner's post written all over it.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41This Cornish property has bags of character.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46Not only that, but with stables, sand school and acres of land, it houses horses and their owners perfectly.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Again, all for £495,000.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53Last but definitely not least, our wild card, with perfect
0:38:53 > 0:38:56potential for Sally, space in abundance and fabulous views.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59And not forgetting, carpet fit for a king and queen.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02A modern detached farmhouse
0:39:02 > 0:39:07on the market for £499,500.
0:39:09 > 0:39:14Well, Alan and Anne, lo and behold, you've chosen the wild card to test drive today.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Unsurprisingly, this property is absolutely awesome.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20And that's been confirmed by our property surveyor.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22It's not legally binding, so if you look to proceed
0:39:22 > 0:39:26with the purchase of a house, we recommend you get your own survey.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28But there is very little wrong with this place.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30One of the comments he made was about the windows.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35Because we're in a National Heritage area, Dartmoor and the surrounding, a lot of the properties
0:39:35 > 0:39:39are cottage-style, they're single glazed and have slightly smaller windows.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42With this being newer, you get to enjoy the benefits of double glazing
0:39:42 > 0:39:46and much larger windows, and it allows you to enjoy the fantastic views available.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Now, some could argue, large windows may lead
0:39:49 > 0:39:54to slightly higher fuel bills, but, double glazing, the insulation should counter that.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56So that's a very minor detail he mentions.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Are you happy with that so far?
0:39:58 > 0:40:03- Brilliant, yes.- The other thing, it is rendered in a certain way that it would require painting,
0:40:03 > 0:40:09depending on the weather formation, every three to five years. You would need to paint the whole beast.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11You would do, wouldn't you?
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Well, this is all good news, because you've got a solid property here.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17I bet you're itching to get in there and test drive this,
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- so get yourselves up those steps. - Enjoy.- Have a great time.
0:40:22 > 0:40:27Ah, look at that, Ed, they're having a chat with the...neighbours already.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Anyway, it's no surprise, though, really, is it?
0:40:30 > 0:40:35Anne and Alan are more interested in the horses than the houses, they really do come first with this move.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Alan's even checking the suitability of the field.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- Come on, Alan, share the joke with us.- Look at that!
0:40:46 > 0:40:51Here we go, they're inside, well, halfway there.
0:40:53 > 0:41:00Look, they're getting into the Devon spirit, I knew they wouldn't be able to resist for long.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- A toast with tea, my darling. - Cheers.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08Anne and Alan, you have test-driven the wild card, how has it been for you?
0:41:08 > 0:41:14Absolutely brilliant. This is really near enough what we want.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- Brilliant. Nearly. - It was 99 out of 100, wasn't it?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Well, exactly. How was the cream tea?
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- Obviously, we couldn't have taken you down here without a cream tea. - That was fine.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28- Alan, how was it for you? - As Anne said, it ticks 99, well, nine out of 10 boxes.
0:41:28 > 0:41:35As I said earlier on, it's just negotiating for the land, which I think we can do.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37And if we convert,
0:41:37 > 0:41:41I suppose it's a games room, into an annexe. But if that went ahead, no problems.
0:41:41 > 0:41:48- Are you quite comfortable about having a chat with the planning department?- Very much so, oh, yes.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51We definitely are going to do that.
0:41:51 > 0:41:52I need my daughter to see it...
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Of course, Sally, Sally.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59When we get back, Sally will come up, I think she'll come up in a couple of weeks anyhow,
0:41:59 > 0:42:02she's got friends here, and she'll come and have a look herself.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06- This is the first time you're ever going to buy a property, isn't it? - Yes.- Yes, that's true.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- You've never bought a house before. - No, I had it left to me.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- You're a first-time buyer. - That's right. At 70!
0:42:12 > 0:42:19- At our age!- So, first time buyers, this is it, the first house you may or may not buy.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Fingers crossed, fingers crossed at home, everyone. Ready?
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready? OK, here we go.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28To Buy Or Not To Buy, Alan and Anne?
0:42:28 > 0:42:30I think you know the answer, it is to buy, yeah.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Get in!
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Erm, I feel very privileged - I think maybe you do as well,
0:42:36 > 0:42:40Jonny - that we have been the people that have helped you find the first property you've ever purchased.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43If it all goes through and everything goes perfectly,
0:42:43 > 0:42:47can we come back one day maybe, Anne, and you teach Jonny and I to ride a horse?
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- I'll give you a ride on the donkey. - Thank you.- It's safer.
0:42:50 > 0:42:55- Thank you very much, it's been a pleasure.- Enjoyed your company. - See you soon. Thank you.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58What a glorious day, Jonny, it is a televisual first,
0:42:58 > 0:43:03we have housed Anne and Alan for the very first time. Credit crunch?
0:43:03 > 0:43:04What credit crunch?
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- It's like we're laughing in the face of the credit crunch.- It is. It is.
0:43:07 > 0:43:13We're gonna saddle on up, but if you'd like us to find you your dream stable, get in touch.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16Thank you very much.
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